Use custom icon in "associate with .torrent files"

[matias]

I don't like default .torrent filetype icon so everytime that µTorrent loses association with that files and i press "associate with .torrent files" the default icon returns.

Would be good to have something that whenever i press "associate with .torrent files" search in some default directory for a "filetype.ico" (or something like that) and put it as default icon for .torrent files.

What do you think?

[Redleer]

you can change your icon any time you want to. just go to filetypes and change

[matias]

you can change your icon any time you want to. just go to filetypes and change

Yes, i know that ... but would be good if i don't have to do it everytime

[Ultima]

I think matias already knows that =|

He's saying that µTorrent should allow the user to select an icon for torrent files by default (so that one would never have to see the generic file icon with the application icon pasted on top).

[1c3d0g]

You can do this in Windows with the Folder Options menu I believe... :|

[Frostmourne]

I was about to make a similiar feature request, I was going to say utorrent should include a default icon for .torrent files in the executable, so when associating torrent files you will at least have a nicer icon then the generic one Windows makes. IMO it would be beneficial to have utorrent override the icon if a torrent.ico file is placed in the same directory as the executable, since that is standard behavior with a lot of applications and it would be like the theming options we have now, such as placing a tray.ico file to replace the system tray icon.

[matias]

@Ultima: correct, that's the idea

@Frostmourne: that was exactly what had in mind

[foxyshadis]

I think uTorrent will set it to main.ico if it exists in the profile folder. I've never had to change the icon through several BitComet takeovers, and I just tried again to make sure.

[chaosblade]

I suggested a similer thing awhile ago. Like main.ico and tray.ico, have filetype.ico, which is set when you click "Associate uTorrent With .Torrents".

[matias]

I think uTorrent will set it to main.ico if it exists in the profile folder. I've never had to change the icon through several BitComet takeovers, and I just tried again to make sure.

No, doesn't work as you say.

[chaosblade]

No, uTorrent does not change the filetype icon at all.

[Ultima]

Yep. Windows, as I said, pastes the µTorrent icon onto the generic file icon, and uses that as the torrent icon.

[1c3d0g]

That's why I said 8 posts above...use the Windows thingy to control the file-type icon. It's not like you're going to change it to a new icon every time, right? :/

[splintax]

And Redleer mentioned it even earlier.

Yes, you can do it through Windows, and that's how you have to do it right now. But the default icon is crap, and it would be nice for µT to set up the icon for you when you associate it with .torrents, IMO.

[garfield1415]

It is entirely possible i have found the way of changing the icon for .torrents files

first download from brothersoft.com website IMAGE2ICON

THIS DOWNLOAD IS FREE SO NOTHING ELSE IS REQUIRED?

then create some icons

or

download them from this site

SIMPLE-XP-ICONS

or

NICER-VISTA-ICONS

to change the look of the icons you will need to do the following?

1) PRESS START > SETTINGS > CONTROL PANEL > FOLDER OPTIONS

2) Then click on "FILE TYPES" in the tabs on the tob of the box and find in the extensions "TORRENT" (give it a single click this will highlight it)

3) Press the ADVANCED button this will open the final window called "EDIT FILE TYPE" and it there is a part to change the icon picture

and there you have it?

[Ultima]

Or you can use the %appdata%\uTorrent\maindoc.ico functionality built into µTorrent since 1.7.x. Yes, that means this feature has technically been implemented already.